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Shelby County Circuit Court Judge D’Army Bailey was more than a robed courtroom figure. In the wake of his death Sunday, July 12, from cancer, Bailey is being remembered for a life of activism in which the judge had roots as a radical.

Charles Hardy needs help loading a huge piece of his life: a massive white refrigerator that was part of the Nashville Farmers’ Market home he’s leaving – likely for good – after almost a half-century.

The University of Tennessee at Martin will present a retirement planning workshop for those interested in learning about the six pieces of estate planning Monday, June 16, and June 23 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Bellevue Arlington church office, 11695 U.S. 70, suite 104. Cost is $59 for two people and includes both sessions and instructional materials. RSVP at utm.edu/departments/ecos/nondegree.php or 731-881-7082.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and National Bar Association will hold a continuing legal education program titled “Remaking America: 50 Years of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act” Friday, June 13, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 1 N. Front St. Call 544-0122 for more information.

Genesis House, a shelter for homeless men and women run by Catholic Charities of West Tennessee, is doubling its capacity for veterans suffering from mental illness and addiction. The home is expanding from five to 10 the number of beds reserved for veterans – good news for the organization following the closure of two of its other programs for the homeless earlier this year because of a lack of new funding.

The College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) will welcome students, family and friends to Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, 70 N. Bellevue Blvd., Friday, Aug. 17, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for the institution’s annual White Coat Ceremony.

Dr. Melvin Shipp, dean of the Ohio State University College of Optometry and the first optometrist to serve as president of the American Public Health Association, will address graduates Friday, May 18, at the Southern College of Optometry’s commencement ceremony in Memphis.

The Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence will hold a workshop Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at its office, 5100 Poplar Ave., suite 502. Participants will review the essential best practices of fundraising and critical issues that must be addressed to be successful. Cost is $99 for members, $150 for nonmembers and $89 for those in the Program for Nonprofit Excellence. For more information, call 684-6605 or visit www.npexcellence.org.

For Memphians who are out of work but in the know, an organization called The CT Groups offers moral support, opportunities to network, training in technology and insight into what it takes to get hired, 2010-style.

Hope and despair have co-existed for a long time along the stretch of Poplar Avenue between Danny Thomas Boulevard and Decatur Street. And for the past two years, the area has seen more change than just about any other inner-city avenue in Memphis.

The city of Memphis is angling for a chunk of the federal government’s stimulus money to pay for a trio of projects, one of which is a small piece of the Mid-South Fairgrounds redevelopment.

The city wants to use $1.5 million in Community Development Block Grant Recovery (CDBG-R) funds to tear down the shuttered Libertyland amusement park. The city’s vision for Libertyland’s sliver of the fairgrounds calls for putting soccer and baseball fields around that plot of the 170-acre property.

More patients from more diverse backgrounds are calling on the Church Health Center as people lose insurance because of the economic downturn.

The nonprofit organization, which provides medical services to working people without health insurance, has experienced a 70 percent increase in new patient orientations from a year ago, said Marvin Stockwell, public relations manager for the CHC.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors will hold a seminar titled "WHM: Getting Your Buyer Qualified For Affordable Financing" today from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the MAAR offices, 6393 Poplar Ave. Cost is $40 for members and $60 for nonmembers. Registration is available by visiting www.maar.org/ce.

Rhodes College will host Charlie Cook, political analyst and publisher of the nonpartisan newsletter "The Cook Political Report," today at 7:30 p.m. in Barrett Hall on the Rhodes campus. Cook will discuss the 2008 primaries and presidential election. For more information, call Meg Carne at 843-3840.

masterIT, a local network solutions company, will host an open house today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at its corporate offices, 8024 Stage Hills Blvd. in Bartlett. Attendees can experience live demos and discuss new business technology. This event is free and open to the public. For more information or to register, visit www.master-IT.com/truckevent.html or call 377-7891.

Chris Choate has fond memories of riding to service calls with his father, Joe, when he was a young boy.

Joe Choate, who founded Choate's Air Conditioning & Heating in 1958, allowed his son to spend many afternoons riding with him. Perhaps one of the most vivid memories, one which has instilled in Chris the principles that motivate him today, took place when he was 7 or 8 and Joe gave his own shoes to a hobo. The man approached Chris' dad and asked for some duct tape to hold his shoes together.

The Memphis Area Association of Realtors Commercial Council meets today from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Martin Edwards Jr. Education Center, 6393 Poplar Ave. The topic for the forum is "Leasing to Institutions (Without Getting Institutionalized!)." Cost is free for MAAR Commercial Council members and $20 for non-members. Call 818-2428 to register.

The University of Memphis' Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law hosts "Drive for Downtown" Golf Classic, which starts at 8 a.m. at Spring Creek Ranch, 380 S. Collierville-Arlington Road. The tournament begins with breakfast and registration at 8 a.m. followed by a golf clinic at 9 a.m. and a shotgun start at 10 a.m. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the law school. Contact Will Zoccola at 526-8382 or Leah Prost at 678-4299 for more information.

The Tennessee Child Care Facilities Corp. conducts a small business development seminar Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Norris Road Church of Christ, 1055 Norris Road. The class focuses on all aspects of starting and running a child care business. Cost to attend is $25. Call (888) 413-2232.

The Small Business Chamber presents a Chamber in Action (CIA) meeting today from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Regions Bank, 6200 Poplar Ave. New member orientation begins at 4:30 p.m. Complimentary light refreshments will be served. Call 259-1093 or visit www.smallbusinesschamber.com for more information.

It was six months after Hurricane Katrina roared across the Gulf Coast, and government officials were stuck in an inefficient bureaucratic muck. Embattled former FEMA director Michael Brown sat down with an NBC Nightly News reporter in February to defend his department's much-maligned response to the storm.

When it comes to hurricane relief, a $22,600 grant, although welcome, is just a drop in the bucket.

Memphis Area Legal Services recently received the grant from the United Way of the Mid-South and will use it to continue helping Gulf Coast evacuees who are living in the Shelby County area. It's the first hurricane relief grant MALS has received since Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August.

SkillPath Seminars presents "Coaching & Team Building Skills for Managers and Supervisors" today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Holiday Inn Select, 2240 Democrat Road. Topics include how to put together a team that gets results and how to inspire others to succeed. Cost is $199. Call (800) 873-7545 or visit www.skillpath.com to register.

The Memphis Investors Group holds its monthly meeting today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Germantown Centre, 1801 Exeter Road. An early bird meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Discussion topic for the early bird meeting is "Unraveling the New Bankruptcy Laws and How they Effect Real Estate Entrepreneurs." Call 525-6761 or visit www.memphisinvestorsgroup.com for more information.

National Seminars Training presents "How to Motivate, Manage and Lead a Team" from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Marriott East Hotel, 2625 Thousand Oaks Blvd. Cost to attend is $199. Call (800) 258-7246 or visit www.nationalseminarstraining.com to register.

The South Main Arts District hosts the monthly Art Trolley Tour from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today. Visit www.southmainmemphis.org.

The Memphis Area Home Builders Association hosts a preview party for the 2005 Vesta Home Show from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. today at the Windsor Park Subdivision in Fayette County. Cost is $35. Tickets for the annual home show, which runs Oct. 1-16, cost $10. Visit www.vestahomeshow.com.

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